Bill Text: IL HB1735 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the State Appellate Defender Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1735 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB1735-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The State Appellate Defender Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 6 as follows:
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6 | (725 ILCS 105/6) (from Ch. 38, par. 208-6)
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7 | Sec. 6.
Powers and
and
Duties of Commission. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) The commission shall advise the State Appellate | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Defender and may,
subject to rules of the Supreme Court, | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | recommend policies for the operation
of the office of State | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Appellate Defender.
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12 | (b) The commission shall approve or modify an operational | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | budget
submitted to it by the State Appellate Defender and set | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | the number of
employees each year.
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15 | (c) The commission may recommend to the Supreme Court the | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | removal of the
State Appellate Defender if the commission has | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | reasonable grounds for
making such recommendation.
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18 | (d) The commission shall exercise such other powers and | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | duties as the
Supreme Court by rule may provide.
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20 | (e) The State Appellate Defender shall submit reports to | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | the commission
on the operation of his office at each | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | semi-annual meeting. He shall submit
a comprehensive report to | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | the commission at the end of each fiscal year.
The commission |
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1 | may require the State Appellate Defender to submit
additional | ||||||
2 | or amended reports on any phase of the operation of his office.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 77-2633.)
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